Four special features – cornerstones - define the character of the person who chooses to leave his/her native country in order to look for a better future elsewhere: courage, initiative, perseverance, integrity. Without these exceptional features nobody could be able to turn to account the multitude of opportunities he/she has abroad. It takes quite a lot of courage to part from the places and the people you love and follow your dream. And it takes even more courage to start living and developing in far-away countries while always longing for your homeland.
Initiative is the feature belonging to those who dare to turn their wishes into action. Those who, at a certain moment in time, decide to change their destiny and look for a better life elsewhere; and so they go out into the wide world decided and full of hope and ambition, much enthusiasm and energy, open to all the opportunities that occur on their way. They are those who conquer the world.
Perseverance is the characteristic of those who are tenacious, those who are not easily discouraged in front of barriers, those who are resolute to change their lives in another country. Sometimes, the life of those who want to integrate into another country becomes more difficult and complicated, filled with challenges, so that they need patience and tenacity in order to succeed in what they intend to carry out.
Integrity is the core feature of those who intend to look for their happiness and the happiness of their families in another society, different from the one they used to live in until then. In order to adapt, those who have decided to build a new life far away from home, observe new rules and norms, complying with the rules and regulations enforced in their new country, in short, they give proof of their integrity and fair play.
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My life in Germany started a long time ago, that is almost twenty years ago. I was a young translator, irremediably in love with the German language, eager to engage in conversations and practice my linguistic knowledge as much as possible. I will never forget the day I left Romania, all alone, in an embroidered coat, leaving from an airport that I liked until then, with my whole life packed in two pieces of luggage, going to meet the unknown. From the very beginning, I liked everything very, very much: my new home, located in a green oasis a couple of kilometres away from the city centre, my new job at the most famous university of Berlin – at first, as lectureship later on as a professor, my colleagues, my neighbours, even the stores.
Marcela P., 47 years old, Nürenberg
For me, Germany is a beautiful story. I was raised while being taught German, by a grandmother and a mother who tried to give me the best education possible. Ever since I was a young child, I wanted to go to this country I have read so much about in my school textbooks. At the beginning, it was difficult for me, but six years have passed now since things settled well in my life; currently, I am a flight attendant and I can even say I am happy every day. I have had the opportunity to see places I only dreamt about when I was a kid, such as Tibet, India or South America. This is how I discovered my passion for yoga and the importance of balance in life. After two years of courses and research, I was granted a trainer certification and so I managed to open my own studio.
Alexandra P., 33 years old, München
Ever since I was a kid, I liked history very, very much. This is how a hobby decides one’s destiny! I live in Germany because I have always wanted to become an archaeologist and, in Romania, you could not make a living having this job. I don’t even know how many archaeologists Romania has currently. The idea was that I wanted to have my daily activity somehow linked to my hobby, and so I chose the construction field. Just like with archaeology, you deal with buildings, plans, rocks and much, very much dust. I like living in Germany, I make a pretty penny here, I have a couple of good friends, Romanians and Germans alike and I travel wherever I like. It is one of the reasons why I decided to live here: from my city, I can very easily go anywhere in Europe.
Daniel N., 34 years old, Karlsruhe
June 8th, 2018 The “Migration and Entrepreneurship – a Significant Value” conference, hosted by the Lufkin Foundation and the National Bank of Romania, has gathered prestigious speakers from the Romanian banking system and successful entrepreneurs with a migrant background, who have highlighted the value of the interconnection between migration and entrepreneurship, two significant factors for […]
June 2-3, 2018 In honor of International Children’s Day, the Lufkin Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Migration (FLAME), along with CEC Bank – a banking institution recognized as one of the national symbols of Romania – has supported three cultural events in the Romanian migrant communities of Madrid and Coslada. The Lufkin Foundation for Entrepreneurship and […]
On the one hand, the event debated about the new outcomes – surprising for that matter, collected from statistic surveys conducted by the Lufkin Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Migration (“FLAME”) in 2015 and, on the other hand, about the impact of the Romanian migration phenomenon on the national economy. The guest of honour of the […]
The Romanian Banking Institute (RBI) in a partnership with the National School for Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA) and the Lufkin Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Migration (FLAME) organized the conference ‘The Romanian Diaspora and Romania: A long-term investment’, on 12 June, an event during which we launched the FLAME Foundation, by applying it to the […]
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